Last year was the year of loss, ennui, and great doldrums. Although it was indeed a dreadful year for most of us, 2020 also thrust us to shed the skin of our old identities and embrace a tidal wave of unknowns in its place, as we are slowly being prepared for a new year that is 2021. This is a terrifying experience—indeed—but also one that has the potential to awaken our souls, actualize our dreams, and prioritize ourselves.   Allow yourself to make mistakes in 2021 Perhaps one of the most essential things that we should normalize and take into...

  When we thought 2020 was our worst year, 2021 stormed us like a trainwreck —shattering our goals, putting our hopes into jeopardy. 2021 has made us realize plethora of things, actually more than how 2020 did. This year, it furthered our minds into more possibilities of what our lives could become — from best, to worst. We lost a loved one, we had to let go of a dream, and we had to compromise our plans. We witnessed how the pandemic wreaked severe havoc in our country. Most of us were extremely aghast with how our government erroneously handled...

Who would have thought that a five-year-old kid can memorize all the SM branches in the Philippines and China? What a brainy child! The proud godmother of Marty first posted his video in Tiktok while he is reciting some SM mall branches in the Philippines. There are four videos in all and the views now are in more than a hundred. Still increasing. Marty mentioned SM branches in the Philippines which is around 75. Also, SM branches located in China such as Xiamen, Jinjiang, Chengdu, Suzhou, Chongqing, Zibo, Tianjin, and Yangzhou cities. What’s more interesting in Marty’s witty mind is...

There are different types of journey. Some are too rough, some might be quite smooth and some might be a transition of both. Human by its own nature has a high tolerance in pain and struggle. One person can be smiling today in front of you while having a ton of breakdowns at the back of it. Or maybe some has been taking a long leap in a throbbing experience from the past. Everyone needs healing. Take a quick ride below to see how can you be gentle with yourself while in a healing process.   More about “Your feelings...

  Winston Churchill once quoted, "a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." How many times have you been told “always be positive in life!”, “always keep your eyes on the prize!”, or “always look on the positive side!”?  Merriam Webster Dictionary describes optimism as “an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome.” But does being an optimist have its downside? Pessimism is defined by the American Psychological Association as "the attitude that things will go wrong and that people’s wishes...